THE MICHIGAN DAILY
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 2966
THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1966
Chinese Influence in Hanoi Declining;
Moscow Expands Role in War Effort
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war. But recently, Chinese propa- 1
ganda attacks on the Soviet Unions
have reached new vitriolic heights,0
possibly reflecting Peking's con-t
viction that Moscow is actively
working behind the scenes to 1
achieve peace in Viet Nam. I
The Yugoslav report on Hanoi's3
bid for Soviet initiatives. in ar-x
ranging negotiations included thel
assertion that even the pro-Chi- c
nese faction in Hanoi no longert
considers Peking a dependable al-
ly in the war..t
North Viet Nam's ruling circlei
has been torn by internal divi-
sions. Two factions, one support-
ing Russia and the other leaningf
toward Communist China, haveI
been tugging for power. There has1
been no clear indication as to
which faction might be on top at
any particular time.
Naturally, Communist China
has gone to the defensive, asking
fence-straddling nations such as
North Viet Nam, Rumania and
North Korea to choose between it
and Russia.
Peking views the Viet Nam
war as a crucial test of its "war of
liberation" thesis first enunciated
by Defense Minister Lin Piao, Mao
Tse-tung's heir-apparent. As the
self-proclaimed leader of the rev-
olutionary brand of Communism,
Peking hopes to convince the U.S.
that movements such as that led
by the Viet Cong are destined for
success as part of the theory of
encirclement. This thesis states
that the "have-not," rural areas
of the world, led by Communist
China, will eventually overwhelm
the "have" nations such as the
U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Peking's recent statements have
indicated that it considers Mos-
cow as a principal threat to its
revolutionary plans. The regime
seems headed for a collision with
the Soviets over the issue of Viet
Nam, but a complicating factor
said he wanted to avoid a clash cretary of State Dean Rusk pled-
between the U.S. and China, thus ged to continue Viet Nam peace ef-
sparking hopes in Washington of forts and to sound out chances for
'a possible change in Chinese atti- improved relations with Red Chi-
tudes. na.
But a day later, the Chinese am- But there was no indication that
bassador in Warsaw accused the either Johnson or Rusk detected
Kremlin of "singing a duet" with any straws in the wind as a re-
Washington about U.S.-Chinese sult of recent developments.
reconciliation. One theory is that "We shall leave no stone un-
Peking's maneuvers may have been turned in our effort to start the.
designed to reassure Hanoi about negotiations for a peaceful end to
China's rationality while at the the conflict which will assure free
same time warning the Soviets choice to the people of South Viet
that China planned no change in Nam," Rusk said.
its hard-line position on the war. The two conflicting Peking
Despite these indications of tur- statements in recent days seemed
moil in the top levels of Peking's to offer little comfort to American
and Hanoi's leadership, the U.S. policymakers. They preferred to
re-iterated assertions yesterday view the hard line, as enunciated
that it saw no signs of a possible at the Warsaw meeting, as more
opening for peace. I representative of Chinese policy
Both President Johnson and Se- than Foreign Minister Chen Yi's
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relatively mild statement, which
indicated that Communist China
is anxious to avoid war with the
U.S.
In the past, several peace feelers
from Hanoi have been either ig-
nored or turned aside by the U.S.
The explanation for this, given
by U.S. policymakers in the past,
has been that the signals from
North Viet Nam were unclear or
that Secretary Rusk's diplomatic
antenna had failed to pick up any
sign of an easing in Hanoi's stand.
But, if the Soviet Union is in-
deed actively engaged in an ef-
fort to promote the chances of a
peaceful settlement of the war, it
will undoubtedly be difficult for
Washington to ignore the flurry
of diplomatic activity that will
surely result in capitals around the
world.
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